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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Jul 21, 2026

The Great Lakes are a huge part of who we are as Michiganders and our way of life, but they’re also the backbone of our state economy.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 21, 2026

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is the most significant investment ever made to restore and protect our Great Lakes, and now more than ever, we need to ensure this vital program has the resources necessary to keep our treasured…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jul 21, 2026

We remain supportive of removing dangerous convicted criminals from our communities, but this goal can and must be achieved without endangering these very communities in the process.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jul 21, 2026

The recent fatal shootings involving U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers, specifically within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Biddeford, Maine, and Houston, Texas, coupled with similar incidents elsewhere…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 21, 2026

What is the real reason why Todd Blanche does not want to meet with the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein?

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 21, 2026

103,000 New York families, kids, and seniors across the Capital Region depend on SNAP to put food on the table. But last year, Republicans passed the largest cut to SNAP in history, forcing Capital Region counties and their taxpayers to…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 21, 2026

Working families are stretched thin every time they walk into a grocery store, and they deserve relief.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 21, 2026

We remain supportive of removing dangerous convicted criminals from our communities, but this goal can and must be achieved without endangering these very communities in the process.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 21, 2026

The recent fatal shootings involving U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers, specifically within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Biddeford, Maine, and Houston, Texas, coupled with fatalities during similar…

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jul 21, 2026

I am confident Colombia’s best days are ahead.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 21, 2026

I will not hesitate to take action against any election official who refuses to comply with our demands.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Jul 21, 2026

I think this is the first time in our country’s history that a president has ordered, or has called for, the execution of members of Congress.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Jul 21, 2026

If you say something that the president, or this administration, does not like, they’re going to come after you.

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Jul 21, 2026

Why did you terminate tracking of Cyclospora cayetanensis in the first place?

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Jul 21, 2026

Has the CDC’s FoodNet been restored to require tracking of Cyclospora cayetanensis? If not, why?

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Jul 21, 2026

Your foolish and self-indulgent demolition of critical public health programs puts Americans at risk.

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Jul 21, 2026

What it tends to culminate in, this authoritarian playbook, it culminates in him creating a security incident that requires uniformed military or federal law enforcement to go to the polls.

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Jul 21, 2026

The president is using an authoritarian playbook that I have seen tons of times abroad.

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